Camp Nelson Dispatch, Camp Nelson, Kentucky
Camp Nelson Civil War Heritage Park --- Vol. 5. Issue 4 – Fall 2004

National Archives adds Camp Nelson records to web

The National Archives and Records Administration has made Records of Death and Interment at Camp Nelson for 1864-1865 available on their free Internet site.

A total of 259 documents have I been digitized from these materials. The Records of Death and Interment
provide the descendant's name, rank, unit, cause and date of death, and burial location. The Records of Death from the Colored Refugee Home and the Freedman’s Hospital are for "contraband", slaves who escaped or were brought within Union lines. The latter records provide the descendant's name, height, and date of death. The original document materials are held by NARA's Southeast Region in Atlanta, Georgia.

a. Go to http://www.archives.gov/research_room/arc/
b. Press the Yellow search button to go to the Basic search screen
c. Enter Death and Interment as an exact phrase search in the Keywords box.
d. Select the limit results radio button for 1000.
e. Select the box marked Description of Archival Materials linked to digital copies.
f. Press the Go button.
g. When hits are returned for your search, view the full result of your hit by selecting the Title link.